PSYCHCOMP.COM » Disorders http://www.psychcomp.com The Fusion of Psychology, Computers, Books and Politics Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:32:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Psychology of Farmville http://www.psychcomp.com/psychology-farmville/ http://www.psychcomp.com/psychology-farmville/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:37:28 +0000 Nathan Driskell http://www.psychcomp.com/?p=704 FOX 61 in Tennessee, councilman Dimitar Kerin was voted out of his position for playing Farmville during meetings. He argued other members on the council played Farmville as well, so much so he had to play during meetings to match them. In the UK, a 12 year-old boy racked up £905 in FarmVille debt. During the period between Jun 19th and July 9th, an average of 63.3 million users played Farmville, making Farmville the most played online game in the world. What makes Farmville so addictive? How can a simple flash based game cause someone to loose their jobs, or spend hundreds of dollars?

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